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RNZ

Radio New Zealand

17 ratings
153 reviews
🎬 Entertainment
📡 News
Free

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Released
December 14, 2010
Updated
August 16, 2026

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Radio New Zealand
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Access New Zealand's public broadcaster's news, radio stations, podcasts, and on-demand video and audio content. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with features like bookmarking, favorites, and a play queue for personalized listening. Listen live or offline, and receive breaking news alerts.

✓Breaking news alerts and live coverage
✓Live streaming of all RNZ radio stations
✓On-demand programmes, podcasts, and series
✓Play queue for listening later or offline
✓Offline listening without internet access
✓Personalization with favorites and bookmarks
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What users say about RNZ

Reviews of RNZ are mixed: the News app is rated 3.6/5 from 17 App Store ratings. What users like most: high-quality, ad-free news content, dark mode implementation (recently added). Top complaints: app crashes and freezes frequently, text size too small, poor accessibility. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 📰High-quality, ad-free news content
  • 🌙Dark mode implementation (recently added)
  • 🎙️Excellent radio streaming and podcasts
  • 🆓Free access to comprehensive news
  • 📱Generally user-friendly interface
  • 🔕Customizable notification controls
  • 🌍Good international news coverage
  • 💾Ability to save and download content

Negative things

  • 🐛App crashes and freezes frequently
  • 📏Text size too small, poor accessibility
  • 🔊Audio playback stops when app backgrounded
  • 📱Not optimized for iPad (phone-sized view)
  • 🔗Many articles redirect to external browser
  • 🔔Excessive 'breaking news' notifications despite filters
  • 🖼️Dark mode breaks image/graph readability
  • ⚠️HomePod connection drops
  • 🔋High battery consumption
  • 🧭Confusing navigation and layout
  • ⏱️Slow load times
  • 🔄App requires frequent reinstalls to function
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What's New in RNZ

4.3.2

August 16, 2026

Bug fixes and patches

User reviews

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Excessive notifications

Way too many notifications. Breaking news only should be useful, not everything they post. Gets annoying. Please reconsider what is breaking and important as opposed to every article published. Thanks.
CCcaddict99

No option to increase text size

Marginally better content than comparative news anchors, but the text size is really small and there is no option to increase the size, making it difficult to read. 6/10
MMaz091114

Apple watch

Apple watch support would be great.
Yyugnz

Needs an update

NZ’s free public news portal is doing a good job. But you urgently need to upgrade your app— give a separate font size settings. Also, news categories should allow specific regions like— major cities and regions.
MVMeta Valley

No option to disable spoilers

If you’re going to post sports score lines as “breaking news” then there should be an option to disable that. A bit ridiculous to have sports notifications disabled and still get sports headlines.
Tthenewzealander
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

12 issues

App stops playing audio when screen locks

Bug

Crashes on iPhone 14 with iOS 18.5

Bug

HomePod connection drops after seconds

Bug

News items fail to open randomly

Bug

Swipe-to-go-back navigation broken

Bug

App cuts out mid-playback

Bug

Buffering and stopping issues

Bug

Dark mode renders graph legends unreadable

Bug

iPad display shows narrow phone-sized view

Bug

News articles stuck on stale cached versions

Bug

Playback jumps back/forward during live streams

Bug

App hangs when opening news items

Bug
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Requested Features

13 requests

Dynamic Type/adjustable font size support

Feature

Image zoom functionality in articles

Feature

iPad-optimized app version

Feature

Granular notification settings (sports, crime, regional)

Feature

Sleep timer feature

Feature

Skip forward/backward 30-second buttons

Feature

Home button on every page

Feature

Widget for breaking news

Feature

Better CarPlay functionality

Feature

Direct speaker/Sonos integration

Feature

Program schedule display in app

Feature

Offline access to downloaded content

Feature

Siri voice command support

Feature

FAQ

What does the RNZ app do?

The RNZ app provides access to New Zealand's 100% ad-free public broadcaster. You can follow breaking news, listen live to RNZ radio stations (National, Pacific, Concert), and enjoy programmes, podcasts, and video on demand anytime, anywhere.

What are the key features of the RNZ app?

Key features include breaking news alerts, live streaming of all RNZ radio stations, a comprehensive library of programmes and podcasts, a play queue for organizing listening, offline listening capabilities, and personalization options like favorites and bookmarks.

Is the RNZ app free to use?

Yes, the RNZ app is completely free to download and use. It is also 100% ad-free, ensuring an uninterrupted listening experience.

Can I listen to content offline with the RNZ app?

Yes, you can download programmes, podcasts, or individual audio items to your play queue for offline listening. This allows you to enjoy content without an internet connection.

What kind of content can I find on the RNZ app?

The app offers a wide range of content including breaking news, live radio broadcasts from National, Pacific, and Concert stations, news bulletins, live blogs, live-streamed video, and a full collection of RNZ's programmes, podcasts, and series.